Allium cepa has phytochemical characteristics well known to be used in our gastronomy. Due to its particle size, low systemic bioavailability is the major disadvantage associated that pose major hurdle for its use for medicinal purpose. These limitations can be overcome by converting the bulk size particles to nanosized particles. The present study was to prepare the nano-particles of Allium cepa with improved aqueous solubility, and to investigate their in-vitro efficacy against Entamoeba gingivalis, a protozoan associated with poor oral hygiene leading to advanced periodontal disease. Allium cepa nanoparticles of the size ranging 85–95 nm with the aqueous solubility of upto 3 mg/mL were prepared, and the anti-amoebic activities were tested in-vitro against Entamoeba gingivalis (ATCC 30927). The trophozoites of Entamoeba gingivalis were cultured in the presence of Alliumcepa’s Bulk/nano- particles or metronidazole, the inhibition caused by each particles type at various concentrations was calculated by counting the viable trophozoites under the inverted microscope. Alliumcepa nanoparticles showed inhibitory results of more than 80%, which is comparable with that of standard drug Metronidazole against E. gingivalis demonstrating its use as a potential anti-parasitic herbal drug.
Oxidative stress (OS) is involved in pathophysiological events of different diseases. Antioxidants mitigate and suppress the adverse effect of OS in the body. Due to lesser side effects and cost effectiveness natural antioxidant is a choice of people nowadays. The present study was designed to characterize/analyze phytochemicals and antioxidant potential in Parthenium hysterophorus (Asteraceae) stem (PHS) sequentially extracted fractions. Chemical characterization of PHS samples was carried out using Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC-MS) and Spectrophotometric techniques. Comparative antioxidant potential in PHS fractions was studied using in vitro antioxidant models. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) was performed to show a differential occurrence of phytochemicals in test fractions and related radical scavenging potential. PHS fractions showed differential presence of compounds. Appreciable radical scavenging, reducing power, and metal ion chelation potential was found in PHS fractions. In conclusion, P. hysterophorus stem may be considered a good source of natural antioxidant compounds.
Novel series of 5-nitroindoline-2-ones was synthesized starting from 5-nitroindoline-2,3-dione 2 and 2-(5-nitro-2-oxoindolin-3-ylidene)hydrazine-1 carbothioamide 3. Compounds were evaluated for their antimicrobial activities. The data showed that compounds 2 and 6b have excellent antimicrobial activities against the two tested strains of G+ve bacteria Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus and E. coli when compared with the standards. Furthermore, in-vitro enzyme assay and molecular docking studies were performed for the compounds 2 and 6b against E. coli DNA gyrase B. Prediction of ADMET properties and QSAR study of compounds was carried out respectively.
In an attempt to further explore the role of substituted carboxylic acid derivatives as antidiabetic agent, a series of alkoxyimino-substituted carboxylic acid derivatives (101-206) were designed, synthesized and evaluated for their inhibitory potential against a-amylase and a-glucosidase enzyme. Among all the tested compounds, 102 & 105 has displayed the most potent activity against a-glucosidase with the IC50 of 142.21±1.8 mM and 182.83±2.43 mM respectively, as compared to the standard drug acarbose (136.89±1.67 mM). Based on the inhibition percentage, the inhibition activity of 102 and 105 on a-glucosidase had higher potential than a-amylase. The mode of binding interactions between the a-glucosidase enzyme and the compound 102 was established to be uncompetitive using kinetic analysis. The predicted drug-likeness properties (Lipinski parameters and in silico ADME properties) of the compounds revealed their suitability as potential drug candidate.
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The present study investigated the effect of monocrotophos, a commonly used organophosphate pesticide exposure in the kidney tissues of the swiss albino mice. Monocrotophos was administered at the sub-lethal doses of 1.25mg/kg, 2.5 mg/kg and 5.0 mg/kg body weight for 24 hr. Monocrotophos toxicity generated oxidative stress in the mice as evidenced by significant decrease in the activities of glutathione, superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes. The exposure increased the lipid peroxidation and protein oxidation in a dose dependent manner. Oxidative stress generation also elicited cytotoxic effects on the mice kidney which were supported by the histopathological changes like degeneration in glomerulus, bowmen’s capsule and tubules, hemorrhage, mononuclear cell infiltration, tubular cast and congested blood vessels in a dose-dependent manner. In conclusion, the study indicated that monocrotophos exposure at various doses induces significant deleterious health effects in mice kidney tissues via oxidative stress generation.
Cite as: Devi, S., Singh, J., Kumar, V., & Malik, V. (2019). Monocrotophos induced Biochemical and Histopathological alterations in the Kidney tissues of Mice. Chemical Biology Letters, 6(2), 39-45.
Selected novel β-lactam and thiazolidinone derivatives have been synthesized by the reaction of 4-methyl-1H-isochromen-1-one with 1,1-biphenyl-4,4-diamine, followed by the reaction with substituted benzaldehyde and further by the reaction with chloroacetyl chloride (for β-lactam type) and with thioglycolic acid (for thiazolidinone type) respectively . All the compounds were characterised by 1H NMR, IR and mass spectroscopy. These compounds were screened for in-vitro antimicrobial activity against Staphylococus aureus, E. coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain. Some compounds have shown very good efficacy against antibacterial strain.
Cite as: Bhatt, A., Srivastava, K., Kant, R., & Lakhmani, D. (2019). Synthesis of novel β-lactam and thiazolidinone compounds derived from 4-methyl-1H-isochromen-1-one and their antibacterial activity. Chemical Biology Letters, 6(2), 46-54.
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Coumarin, triazoles and thiazolidinones are one of the most preferred and high valued scaffolds frequently used in medicinal chemistry. The synthesis of newly designed coumarin based triazolyl-thiazolidinones was performed and new compounds were obtained in good yields. The listed compounds were evaluated for their apoptotic activity and determined the minimal inhibitory concentrations for each of the compound on SCC-4 cells using MTT viability test. Furthermore, apoptotic inducer activity was assayed by detecting the expression of caspase-3, a key apoptotic enzyme.
Cite as: FNU, P., Sinha, N., Kumar, S., FNU, A., Kumar, S., Kumar, P., Pandey, A., Sharma, P., Aggarwal, V., FNU, P., Mothsra, P., Singh, B., Singh, R., & Kumar, Y. (2019). Synthesis of coumarin based triazolyl thiazolidinones and their apoptotic inducer activity against caspase-3. Chemical Biology Letters, 6(2), 30-38.